De Sica was born in Sora (Frosinone) 7th July 1901 into a lower middle class family, but spent his childhood years in Naples, where he enjoyed amateur dramatics from a tender age: he made his cinema debut in 1918 in a supporting role in "Il processo Clemenceau" by Bencivenga. Subsequently, he appeared in other films, honing his typical role as a witty, easy-going young fellow: he was only to become a box office success however in 1932, as lead actor in "Gli uomini che mascalzoni..." by Mario Camerini. After that, he continued his career as a leading film star with movies of varying merit - some memorable titles, again directed by Camerini, include "Darò un milione" (1935), "Mister Max (Il signor Max)" (1937) and "Department Store (Grandi magazzini)" (1939) - and his first experience behind the camera as director came with "Red roses (Rose scarlatte)" (1940), an adaptation of a successful play. After directing several enjoyable comedies, he changed register with the intense "The children are watching us (I bambini ci guardano)" (1943), which heralded the advent of the legendary neorealism period and marked the beginning of a successful working partnership with Cesare Zavattini: it was this collaboration, indeed, that gave rise to "Shoe Shine (Sciuscià)" (1946) and "The Bicycle Thief (Ladri di biciclette)" (1948), both of which won an Oscar and a place in the history of international cinema. "Miracle in Milan (Miracolo a Milano)" (1951) and "Umberto D." (1952) confirmed De Sica as a master in his art and marked the climax of his achievements: afterwards, only on rare occasions - worth mentioning are "The Gold of Naples (L'oro di Napoli)" (1954), "Two women (La ciociara)" (1960), "Yesterday, today and tomorrow (Ieri,oggi e domani)" (1963), "The garden of the Finzi-Continis (Il giardino dei Finzi Contini)" (1970): these last two won him another Oscar - did the film-maker truly find his old brilliance, more often realizing works that were either weakened by commercial preoccupations or plagued by sketchy intimism. Of De Sica as an actor, we must also mention the mini saga which began with "Bread, love and dreams (Pane, amore e fantasia)" (1953) by Comencini and an admirable performance in "Il Generale Della Rovere" (1959) by Rossellini. Following surgery on his lungs, he died in Neuilly (France) on 13th November 1974.
2009
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2006
Riviera Jazz Records
CD
1997
Mercury, Musicando (4)
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1990
1981
1971
RCA Italiana
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1966
Cdi (2)
LP, Album
1961
La Voce Del Padrone
7", EP
1961
La Voce Del Padrone
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1960
Il Musichiere, The Red Record
Flexi, 7", S/Sided
1960
La Voce Del Padrone
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1960
La Voce Del Padrone
10", Mono
1959
La Voce Del Padrone
10"
1938
Columbia
Shellac, 10"
1932
Columbia
Shellac, 10"
Columbia
Shellac, 10"
Replay Music (2)
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Columbia
Shellac, 10"
Ufa
7", Shape, Num, Pic, car
La Voce Del Padrone, Raccolta-Recital
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ViVi Musica Soundtracks
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Columbia
Shellac, 10"
La Voce Del Padrone
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Columbia
Shellac, 10"
2014
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2012
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2010
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2009
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2008
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2008
1988
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1983
1974
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1974
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1967
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1965
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1963
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1961
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1959
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1959
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1959
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1958
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2015
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2010
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2010
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2005
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2005
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1991
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1991
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1991
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1990
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1984
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1984
1983
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1982
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1982
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1982
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1982
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1970
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1964
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1964
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